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The Black Cats striker has already spoken of the fact he may have to leave Wearside to stay in the England squad, saying on Monday: “Obviously you have to be realistic and to get into any squad it is based on merit and you need to be playing at the top level.

“When I went to Toronto I missed out on going to the World Cup and it was a hard call to take. I would say I probably need to be playing in the Premier League but we will see what happens.”